Stephen Farr – Grier: Organ Works (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Stephen Farr – Grier: Organ Works (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:10:34 minutes | 2,53 GB | Genre: Classical
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Highly acclaimed organist Stephen Farr presents an album of organ works by composer Francis Grier Performed on the Dobson Organ of Merton College, Oxford. Grier demonstrates an individual approach to timbre and texture in writing for the organ and shows fascinating traits which are testament to a wide range of musical, and non-musical, influences which extend beyond the bounds of the cathedral world to experiences drawn from his years in India.

The album features A Celebration for All Saints, commissioned by Farr and first performed in 2022; De Profundis scored for organ and cello, performed here by Indira Grier; Flourish and Reverie dating from shortly after Grier’s return from India in 1990; and Wir haben schwerlich, composed to join works by a variety of composers in the Orgelbüchlein Project.

Tracklist:
1-01. Stephen Farr – Flourish and Reverie: I. Flourish (04:21)
1-02. Stephen Farr – Flourish and Reverie: II. Reverie (08:49)
1-03. Stephen Farr – A Celebration for All Saints: I. And God Said… (03:21)
1-04. Stephen Farr – A Celebration for All Saints: II. St John of the Cross in Contemplation (06:03)
1-05. Stephen Farr – A Celebration for All Saints: III. Gaudeamus omnes – Let Us All rejoice! (05:37)
1-06. Stephen Farr – A Celebration for All Saints: IV. St Radegund’s Air (04:44)
1-07. Stephen Farr – A Celebration for All Saints: V. Let the Bells Peal – Carillon for All Saints (05:37)
1-08. Stephen Farr – A Celebration for All Saints: VI. Justorum animae – Reverie for All Souls (11:00)
1-09. Indira Grier – De Profundis (10:31)
1-10. Stephen Farr – Wir haben schwerlich (03:25)
1-11. Stephen Farr – Meditation (07:03)

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